South Asia - Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in South Asia was 25.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.62 in 2008, while its lowest value was 7.98 in 1971.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 13.54
1961 12.22
1962 12.11
1963 11.67
1964 11.29
1965 10.33
1966 14.20
1967 11.61
1968 9.45
1969 8.67
1970 8.30
1971 7.98
1972 9.83
1973 10.40
1974 12.36
1975 13.06
1976 13.50
1977 13.45
1978 14.16
1979 15.66
1980 16.78
1981 16.21
1982 15.05
1983 13.99
1984 15.10
1985 13.98
1986 13.09
1987 13.32
1988 14.15
1989 15.43
1990 16.22
1991 17.96
1992 19.15
1993 19.96
1994 19.92
1995 22.27
1996 22.17
1997 22.31
1998 21.62
1999 21.59
2000 22.97
2001 22.13
2002 23.29
2003 24.19
2004 27.09
2005 31.39
2006 33.48
2007 32.58
2008 42.62
2009 31.88
2010 34.90
2011 41.55
2012 41.87
2013 40.87
2014 37.95
2015 31.55
2016 28.13
2017 29.05
2018 31.52
2019 28.92
2020 25.15

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade